Ecumenical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

of worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛkjuːmˈɛnɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒkɪts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒkɪts/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɛkjuːmˈɛnɪkəl/.

Examples

ecumenical thinking
ecumenical activities
the ecumenical movement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oecumenical ecumenic universal world-wide general worldwide oecumenic cosmopolitan

Parts of Speech

adjective	concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions “ecumenical thinking”
adjective	of worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley “an issue of cosmopolitan import”

Word Forms

ecumenism	noun	(Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity
oecumenism	noun	a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)
universalize	verb	make universal
universe	noun	everything that exists anywhere
universality	noun	the quality of being universal; existing everywhere

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ökumenisch

Es geht ihnen um die Förderung der Einheit zwischen Kirchen oder Religionen

🇫🇷French

œcuménique

soucieux de promouvoir l’unité entre les églises ou les religions

🇪🇸Spanish

ecuménico

preocupado por promover la unidad entre iglesias o religiones

🇮🇹Italian

ecumenico

interessato a promuovere l’unità tra le chiese o le religioni

🇳🇱Dutch

oecumenisch

bezig met het bevorderen van de eenheid tussen kerken of religies

🇵🇹Portuguese

ecumênico

preocupado em promover a unidade entre igrejas ou religiões

🇷🇺Russian

вселенский

озабочены продвижением единства между церквями или религиями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुनियावी

चर्चों या धर्मों के बीच एकता को बढ़ावा देने से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বজনীন

গীর্জা বা ধর্মের মধ্যে ঐক্য প্রচারের সাথে সংশ্লিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

எக்குமெனிக்கல்

தேவாலயங்கள் அல்லது மதங்களுக்கு இடையே ஒற்றுமையை மேம்படுத்துவதில் அக்கறை கொண்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎకుమెనికల్

చర్చిలు లేదా మతాల మధ్య ఐక్యతను ప్రోత్సహించడానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

जागतिक

चर्च किंवा धर्मांमध्ये ऐक्य वाढवण्याशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વવ્યાપી

ચર્ચ અથવા ધર્મો વચ્ચે એકતાને પ્રોત્સાહન આપવા સાથે સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಕ್ಯುಮೆನಿಕಲ್

ಚರ್ಚುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಧರ್ಮಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಏಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುವ ಕಾಳಜಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്യുമെനിക്കൽ

സഭകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മതങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ ഐക്യം പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിൽ ശ്രദ്ധാലുവാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਵਿਆਪੀ

ਚਰਚਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਏਕਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

دنیاوی

گرجا گھروں یا مذاہب کے درمیان اتحاد کو فروغ دینے سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合一的

关心促进教会或宗教之间的团结

🇯🇵Japanese

エキュメニカルな

教会または宗教間の統一の促進に関心がある

🇰🇷Korean

세계적인

교회나 종교 간의 일치를 증진하는 데 관심이 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đại kết

quan tâm đến việc thúc đẩy sự đoàn kết giữa các giáo hội hoặc tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

ทั่วโลก

ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการส่งเสริมความสามัคคีระหว่างคริสตจักรหรือศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekumenis

berkaitan dengan meningkatkan persatuan di antara gereja-gereja atau agama

🇵🇭Filipino

ekumenikal

nababahala sa pagtataguyod ng pagkakaisa sa mga simbahan o relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

ekumenikal

prihatin dengan menggalakkan perpaduan di kalangan gereja atau agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسكوني

المعنية بتعزيز الوحدة بين الكنائس أو الأديان

🇮🇷Persian

جهانی

به ترویج وحدت بین کلیساها یا مذاهب می پردازد

🇹🇷Turkish

ekümenik

kiliseler veya dinler arasındaki birliği teşvik etmekle ilgilenen

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶקוּמֵנִי

עוסק בקידום אחדות בין כנסיות או דתות

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